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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Reif: New Congressional bill targets college legacy admissions

Reif: New Congressional bill targets college legacy admissions

March 1, 2022

The debate over legacy admissions now raging at Northwestern and other campuses has reached Congress. A bill introduced by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) would ban all...

Ortiz: An egalitarian Northwestern

Ortiz: An egalitarian Northwestern

January 23, 2022

Throughout my life, I’ve acutely understood my class position and reliance on the welfare state. From living in New York City in a homeless shelter to living in public housing and then needing heavy...

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Northwestern among 16 universities sued for allegedly colluding to limit financial aid

January 10, 2022

Northwestern is being sued for alleged antitrust violations in collusion with 15 other U.S. universities to illegally reduce student financial aid, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The universities...

NU Declassified: University President Morton Schapiro talks with The Daily

NU Declassified: University President Morton Schapiro talks with The Daily

March 6, 2020

HEENA SRIVASTAVA: The Daily Northwestern recently sat down with Northwestern President Morton Schapiro, affectionately known as Morty. We talked about legacy admissions: MORTON SCHAPIRO: I'm happy with...

Segal Visitors Center. The Common Application will no longer ask applicants for their disciplinary history beginning in the 2021 application season.

University President Morton Schapiro, Provost Holloway say it’s unlikely Northwestern will phase out legacy admissions

February 12, 2020

One year after the college admissions scandal underscored inequities within higher education, University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway discussed Northwestern’s use of legacy...

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